This tip has the dual function of teaching you how to not only get around the Internet faster, but also understand how Windows can allow you to do more than one task at a time.
First, when you use a search engine, it returns many different answers for you to sift through. The common way to sift through these is to click on one of the answers, examine it and then hit the back button on the browser to return to the list.
A quicker way to find what you are looking for is to:
- Right Click on a link from the answer list
- Click on the open link in a new window option
This starts a brand new window for you to load the page. So, instead of waiting for it download, immediately push Alt+tab on your keyboard OR click on the alternate browser button on your taskbar to return to the list of answers.
Repeat this process as much as five times to open up web pages simultaneously.
Another situation where this works arises when you get to a page that you want to keep open, but you also want to open another page at the same time. To do this, simply push Control+N on your keyboard to open another window.
This technique takes a little time to get comfortable with, but once you get it, you will be a happier web user.
